Heather Adores Books's Reviews > Studmuffin Santa

4.5⭐
Genre ~ contemporary romance, romantic comedy
Series ~ Ponderosa Resort Romantic Comedies, #1
Setting ~ Oregon
Publication date ~ November 27, 2017
Est page Count ~ 188 (13 chapters +e)
Audio length ~ 4 hours 46 minutes
Narrators ~ Nelson Hobbs, Teri Schnaubelt
POV ~ dual 1st
Featuring ~ small town, military man, veterinarian farmer, minimal steamage

I'm sad this is my last Christmas themed book of the year, but happy I can check another one off the kindle that's been there since December 2021. And I'm happy that I loved it so much!

Jade & Brandon
Jade and sister, Amber, own Jingle Bell Reindeer Ranch. How adorable is that? It's a fairly new business that they're trying to get up and running, so they hire Brandon as their Santa. Jade remembers Brandon from high school quite well, but does he remember her and the relentless bullying she went through 13 years ago? Sometimes that stuff is hard to forget.

Brandon is not a big fan of Christmas due to something heartbreaking that happened years ago. He is not the same person he was in high school, I mean who is really? I'm not saying he was awful back then, but now he's so sweet and book boyfriend material for sure. The scenes with his father were really sweet and heartbreaking.

Their chemistry was great. I actually expected a lot more action based on the cover, but there wasn't that much steamage and that was totally fine for them. It was a bit quick on the feelings though.

There was a little mystery to solve, some funny moments and some hard hitting ones to round out this delightful Christmas season read. Adding some reindeer trivia was a nice touch. Their Christmas gifts to each other were just perfect. Definitely recommend.

Narration notes:
I did not listen to this one, but am just giving the info above for reference.

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